Multibyte characters and the multibyte data type in poll definitions

Multibyte characters and the multibyte data type can both be used in poll definitions.

Poll definitions can use the following kinds of data.

Multibyte characters

User-created text, for example, descriptions of poll definitions, can be in languages that require multibyte characters. Such text is stored in the NCIM topology database. If you are running Network Manager in a domain that uses multibyte characters such as Simplified Chinese, then you must ensure that Network Manager is configured to use multibyte characters before you configure basic or generic threshold poll definitions.

For information on how to configure Network Manager to use multibyte characters for this usage, see Setting up NCIM to use multibyte characters.

The multibyte data type

Data returned from devices, such as IP addresses, can use the multibyte data type, also known as hex format. For example, the IP address AC 1E 50 05 in hex format is equivalent to 172.30.80.5. In order to process this data correctly, you must use the multibyte data type in the eval statement in the poll definition. This data is not stored in the NCIM database, therefore, no configuration of the NCIM database is required for this usage. For an example of using the multibyte data type in a poll definition, see Example generic threshold expression.